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naos

American  

[ney-os] / ˈneɪ ɒs /

noun

naoi plural

1. a temple.

2. Architecture. cella.

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naos British  

/ ˈneɪɒs /

noun

1. rare an ancient classical temple

2. architect another name for cella

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• naoi
  plural

Etymology

Origin of naos

First recorded in 1765–75, naos is from the Greek word nāós dwelling of a god, inner part of a temple, shrine

Example Sentences

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naos naoi

Team historians were particularly intrigued by black granite pieces from a Menouthis naos, or shrine, on which hieroglyphics revealed the roots of classical astrology.

From Time Magazine Archive

It formed part of the ornamentation of a temple or naos door; and the other side was either built into a wall or imbedded in a piece of wood.

From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)

Then with the same chant the elder priests brought out of the sanctuary the statue of the goddess, no longer covered with the naos.

From Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity by Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich)

The large oblong hall was the naos or cella.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir

In the midst of the procession, upon the shoulders of the priests and the minor prophets, was reared the closed naos of costly wood, ornamented with pearl, ivory, and gold.

From Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity by Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich)

Then muttering "Crois nan naoi aingeal leam 'O mhullach mo chinn Gu craican mo bhonn."

From The Best Psychic Stories by Various

This was accomplished by the exertions of naoi naoinear ciad ginealach mac—the nine nines of first-begotten sons.

From Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul by Frazer, James George, Sir